Chp 145 - Beginning Of The End

It was a losing battle!

Lieutenant Matteo looked on with increasing frustration and the feeling of inevitable doom.

He clutched the phone in his hand and speed-dialled the number he had been trying since he got back from Alagan.

Same result.

The number rang just as it had done many times before.

The disconnecting tone was like poker in the lieutenant’s gut.

The supervisor had just informed him that they couldn’t keep powering the electric fence because they were low on gas.

The shelter had been running on gas since the worldwide blackout a few weeks ago.

“We need to preserve the power, sir,” the flustering supervisor said while mopping his sweaty face furiously.

“How long can it last us?” Lt. Matteo asked.

“Maybe up to 72 hours if we do it now. If we don't, at most the last power would be drained within twenty-four hours.”

"After, what will happen?” Lt. Matteo asked.

“The electric fence would stop working and we would have no chance at all to keep the shelter on lockdown. Power is nee

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